Monticello - Guess what? Probation officers go online, too. So if you're on
probation, it's better that you don't post pictures of yourself drinking
beer on your MySpace page. Doing just that got two Sullivan County men
thrown in jail today.

One rule of probation: You can't drink beer.

But probationers Alexander Berson, 21, and Martin Vogler Jr., 20, posted
pictures of themselves on MySpace doing just that, probation officers told
Judge Frank LaBuda in Sullivan County Court.

Berson posted a shot of himself holding a plastic cup of amber liquid,
captioned "got real f'd up on New Year's." He admitted to drinking, his P.O.
said. Berson is on probation for felony reckless endangerment. This would be
his second violation.

Vogler posted a shot of himself with beer bottles, said District Attorney
Steve Lungen. The nature of Vogler's original felony conviction wasn't
available.

LaBuda sent both men to jail without bail, pending hearings on the probation
violations.



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